When we have meat in our bowls, money in our pockets, and no worries about food or clothing, who would risk going hunting in the mountains?

Sheng Xiping smiled and comforted Qin Qiuyan.

"Yeah, that's true. Anyway, I'm old, and I can't see what will happen in the future, so out of sight, out of mind."

"When I kick the bucket in the future, I won't have to worry about anything anymore." Qin Qiuyan waved her hand, no longer dwelling on these things.

"Come on in, have a seat. It's rare for you to come all this way, and you even brought Xinhua along. You should at least come in and sit down. I'll get Xinhua a couple of pieces of candy."

"Madam, no need, I have to go back quickly. My mother has prepared the dough to make steamed buns."

My wife, Yunfang, and Yunfei haven't gotten out of school yet, I need to go back and help them.

Sheng Xiping came to deliver meat. He had a lot of things to do at home, so he didn't have time to go inside to drink tea and chat.

At this time, everyone was busy. The Liu family had five little children, some still being breastfed and others running around everywhere. Qin Qiuyan and her mother-in-law were already worried enough. How could Sheng Xiping have the nerve to go in and cause trouble?

"Look, you rarely come all the way here, and you don't even come inside. If your master finds out when he gets back, won't he scold me?"

Qin Qiuyan became anxious upon hearing this and insisted that Sheng Xiping and his son come inside and sit down.

Sheng Xiping was worried about his family and declined the offer.

Qin Qiuyan had no choice but to send her eldest daughter-in-law back to her room, where she found two pieces of candy and gave them to Sheng Xinhua.

Since Qin Qiuyan was so sincere in offering the gift, Sheng Xiping couldn't very well refuse. Otherwise, if the old lady got angry, she might not let them visit her again.

Helpless, Sheng Xiping could only let her son accept the candy and then teach him to say thank you. "Hurry up, thank Grandma and Auntie."

Sheng Xinhua clasped his hands in a fist and nodded to Qin Qiuyan and Liu Yujiang's wife, which was his way of saying thank you.

Then Sheng Xiping took his son, said goodbye to Qin Qiuyan and her mother-in-law, and left with the child in his arms.

Sheng Xinhua nestled in his father's arms, not forgetting to wave his little hand goodbye to Grandma Liu.

When Sheng Xiping brought his son home, Zhang Shuzhen had already wrapped one tray of buns and was wrapping the second tray.

Sheng Xinhua had been out with his father and didn't know that his family was making steamed buns. When he came in and saw his grandmother playing with dough, he was furious.

The little guy struggled to break free from his father's arm and tried to climb onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

When Sheng Xiping saw this, he realized it was a bandit! Terrified, he grabbed his son and ran into the yard without saying a word.

"Where's the candy? Grandma Liu gave me some. Here, Dad will cut you a piece. You can eat it here and play with the dog while you're at it."

Sheng Xiping placed his son on a small stool, took a piece of candy from the child's pocket, and waved it in front of his son.

The colorful candy wrappers were more attractive than the noodles in the house, and Sheng Xinhua's attention was immediately drawn to the piece of candy in front of him.

"Yes, yes!" The little guy reached out his hand, wanting to reach for the candy.

"It's a deal then. You can eat candy outside, but you're not allowed to come back inside and cause any more trouble."

This kid can suck on a piece of candy for half an hour. It'll be perfect when Sheng Xitai and the others come back, then someone will be there to comfort him.

Sheng Xiping's plan was quite clear: he helped his son unwrap the candy and fed the sweet candy to the little boy.

The sweet and fragrant taste instantly won over Sheng Xinhua's heart. The little guy, with the candy in his mouth, gave his father the brightest smile.

"Third brother, you stay here and watch Xinhua for a while. I'm going inside to help Mom make steamed buns."

Just then, Sheng Xikang returned. Sheng Xiping immediately shifted the blame, telling his third son to watch the child while he washed his hands and went inside to make steamed buns.

With plenty of dough and filling, the mother and daughter rolled out the dough and filled the dumplings, soon producing a whole tray of dumplings.

When Zhang Shuzhen saw this, she told Sheng Xiping to wrap the buns himself while she went to the kitchen to light the fire, wash the pot, and add water. Once the water in the pot boiled, she filled both steamer racks with buns and steamed one batch at a time.

Just as they put the pot lid on, Sheng Xitai jumped and skipped into the door first.

As soon as he entered the yard, the boy smelled the delicious aroma and asked, "Mom, what are you making?"

Zhang Shuzhen rolled her eyes at her youngest son. "Your nose is so sharp! The buns were just steamed, the steam hadn't even come out yet, and you could already smell them?"

Sheng Xitai ignored his mother's sarcastic remarks; he only heard the key word: steamed bun.

"Are there steamed buns tonight? What kind of filling? Is there meat? If not, greasy ones are fine too."

"Get out of my way, as long as you have food, why ask so many questions?" Zhang Shuzhen was annoyed by the questions.

Sheng Xitai didn't care at all. He skipped into the east room with his schoolbag on his back, peeked into the bowl of filling, and then smelled it.

Hmm, it's filled with celery and meat. Hehe, I'll have meat buns tonight!

"Big brother, do you need any help?" Sheng Xitai asked cheerfully.

"No need, you hurry up and do your homework, then you can appease Xinhua." Sheng Xiping waved his hand, signaling the sixth brother to get down to business.

"Okay, I know." Sheng Xitai replied and then lay down on the edge of the north kang (heated brick bed) to quickly do his homework.

Not long after, Sheng Yunfang, Sheng Yunfei, and Zhou Qinglan also returned one after another.

At this point, there was still half a dough and half a filling left. When everyone saw this, they immediately washed their hands and came over to work.

Many hands make light work, and in no time, the remaining dough and filling were wrapped up, enough to fill more than three bamboo trays.

"My goodness, Mom, what are you doing today? Opening a cafeteria? Making all these steamed buns?"

When Zhou Qinglan looked around, she saw several stacks of steamed buns in the room. The pot on the east side was already boiling and steaming, and the pot on the west side was being placed inside. Goodness, this was almost like a canteen.

"I originally planned to steam two kinds of steamed buns, but Xiping and the others brought back a lot of meat and also took a lot of large celery leaves."

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